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Binomial
Binomial
The binomial theorem states that the following binomial formula which is valid
for all positive integer values of n:
Progressing from the first term to the last, the exponent of a decreases by
1 from term to term while the exponent of b increases by 1. In addition, the
sum of the exponents of a and b in each term is n.
If the coefficient of each term is multiplied by the exponent of a in that term, and
the product is divided by the number of that term, we obtain the coefficient of the
next term.
Binomial Series
From the binomial formula, if we let a = 1 and b = x, we obtain the binomial series
which is valid for any real number n if |x| < 1.
Binomial series contains infinite number of terms. The only difference is series is
used for any real number n while in theorem n is positive integer only.